Family Rise by Daily Intelligence-Chapter 459 - 230: Corpse Refining Technique, Star Coffin, Insect Tide Assault
Fu Changsheng’s gaze fell on the first piece of intelligence, his eyes slightly narrowed:
"This kid can’t be spared."
Not only did Gongsun Wen have thoughts of destroying the Fu Family, but now he also has plans for him. Just a newcomer to Foundation Establishment, yet his audacity is quite hefty.
Fu Changsheng said to Autumn Cicada standing by:
"Autumn Cicada, guard the array."
To prevent Gongsun Wen from pulling off any more tricks.
Fu Changsheng’s body swayed.
After descending from the Cao Family Mountain, his divine sense scanned the surroundings, finding no trace of Gongsun Wen, and his aura had actually vanished as well.
Obviously.
Gongsun Wen had anticipated this.
And had erased the traces in advance.
Fu Changsheng snorted coldly:
"Let you live a few more days for now."
Returning to the Cao Family Mountain.
He directly arrived at the hundred-foot-long stone wall underground.
At this moment.
The stone wall was already gone.
What met his eyes was a long underground passage.
Yu Qingru gathered her technique:
"Changsheng, the array is broken, we can go down now."
Fu Changsheng nodded slightly.
A point to the Cloud Ring Purple Immortal Tower.
Immediately, a spirit-devouring insect buzzed ahead to scout the path.
The underground passage carried a chill, and faint blue phosphorescence flickered between the stone cracks.
At the end of a long staircase.
What met his eyes was an underground tomb.
The layout of the tomb was octagonal, each corner embedded with a spirit crystal that emitted a faint glow, between the crystals were complex spiritual power lines connecting them, and above the array patterns, occasionally spiritual power fluctuations flickered past, as if transmitting some mysterious signal.
In the center of the tomb was placed a silver coffin.
The coffin was forged from star stones.
Inside the coffin, the corpse of the Cao Family ancestor lay quietly, the bones of the corpse presented a warm jade-like color.
The star power within the coffin was like silver threads, through the tomb’s array, it slowly converged onto the corpse.
As star power was infused, the corpse seemed to be injected with the source of life. A faint golden light emerged on the bones, and that light gradually spread, like dawn illuminating upon ancient jade walls.
In the skull of the corpse, in the originally empty eye sockets, two points of faint blue light gradually flickered, as if the flames of a soul were relighting.
The aura of the corpse was vaguely at the Tier Three threshold.
The ancestor of the Cao Family lying in the coffin seemed ready to awaken at any moment.
Fu Changsheng exclaimed in surprise:
"It seems this Cao Family ancestor is pioneering a path, trying to refine himself as a Tier Three corpse puppet through ancient techniques."
The strength of a Tier Three corpse puppet is equivalent to a Great Cultivator of the Purple Mansion.
If it weren’t for this beast tide and the Cao Family’s peril, this plan of the ancestor might indeed come true in a couple of centuries.
Fu Changsheng did not act recklessly.
He glanced at the tomb’s layout and array patterns:
"Qingru, can the tomb’s array be broken?"
"Wait a moment."
Yu Qingru flipped her right hand, a spirit testing array plate whirled out, falling in the air above the tomb. As she performed her technique, the array plate issued a sudden buzzing sound.
Yu Qingru collected her technique, turned to look at Fu Changsheng:
"Changsheng, once the array is broken, the sacrificial refinement of the corpse puppet will be interrupted." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Yu Qingru felt it was a pity.
After all.
This corpse puppet was already at the Tier Three threshold.
Fu Changsheng had no hesitation, he directly said:
"Break the array immediately."
They do not understand the corpse refining technique.
Moreover, they are unsure whether the Cao Family ancestor in the coffin retains consciousness, and they lack the cultivation path to control the corpse puppet. If the opponent breaks through to Tier Three corpse puppet, it will be a dead end for the two of them.
Buzz!
With the array around them broken.
The star power in the coffin instantly stopped flowing into the corpse inside.
Although the Cao Family arranged this array to draw some star power from the heavens, it was not enough for the corpse to devour. Hence, more than half of the star power in the coffin was consumed by the corpse:
"What a pity!"
Otherwise.
This large coffin.
Would be enough for him to break through to the Flesh Refining Realm of the Nine Heavens Star Technique:
"Qingru, engrave the tomb’s array pattern."
One day.
If they find the corpse refining technique, maybe they could refine the Cao Family ancestor who is already on the threshold into a Tier Three corpse puppet.
Fu Changsheng gathered his technique.
Instantly collected the coffin along with the corpse into his storage bag.
Leaving the Cao Family Territory.
Fu Changsheng and Yu Qingru headed back towards the Hanling River, as only Molan and Jade Lotus guarded Pingshan County. Thus, clearing the Taiji locusts around the territory was left to Fu Changsheng and Yu Qingru.
But.
Before reaching Hanling River.
From afar.
Fu Changsheng saw the distress signal light up in the sky above Pingshan County:
"Oh no!"
The insect tide is attacking the mountain!
.....
Half a cup of tea ago.
Pingshan County.
This was originally Ping Family territory, taken over by the Fu Family. Within the territory, the mountain spirit fields were mainly used to grow Cyan Jade Rice, which matures later than Red Marrow Rice.
After the insect tide erupted.
Hundreds of acres of unripe Cyan Jade Rice were destroyed.
If the Court does not reduce taxes.
For the Fu Family, it would undoubtedly be a harsh winter.
In the central array hub of Pingshan County.
Fu Molan and Jade Lotus sat cross-legged, one on the left, one on the right.
Both were people of few words.
Thus they had no intention of conversing; one took out a magic robe to weave, the other studied puppetry technique, occasionally glancing at the array hub.
Buzz!
Suddenly.
An urgent warning sound echoed from the array.
Fu Molan cast a technique onto the central array, with a buzzing sound, and the scene outside the mountain appeared before their eyes.
A hundred feet outside the mountain.
Hundreds of Taiji locusts beat their wings; their double wings bore mysterious marks similar to the Tai Chi Pattern, which seemed to be emitting a peculiar signal at this moment.
